This third tour through the haunted mortuaries of writer-director Don Coscarelli takes fans of the series to places they've been before, but PHANTASM III (subtitled LORD OF THE DEAD in the ads for its brief theatrical play and its video release) contains enough twists and morbid jokes to
keep the series well above average among multi-part horror epics.
Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) is rescued by his older friend, Reggie (Reggie Bannister), from the evil, supernatural Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) who's been pursuing him. But after a visit from the spirit of Mike's dead brother, Jody (Bill Thornbury), whose soul now resides in one of the flying silver
spheres that the T...
Released:
1994
Rated:
R
Length:
91 mins